Police: Boy, 2, Was Shot By Sibling Who Found Handgun

ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Police say a 2-year-old St. Paul boy was shot in the head after one of the boy’s siblings found a handgun in an unlocked cabinet.

St. Paul Fire Medics were called around noon Thursday to the 1300 block of Beech Street on a call that a child had fallen. Officials later determined the child was shot.

Police say the toddler, identified as Jacob Xiong, was shot once in the head and taken to Regions Hospital. Relatives said he underwent successful surgery at Regions and was moved to Gillette Children’s Hospital.